[ Sherlock now sees that he should have located someone familiar with how a simulation works before entering, but he was too confident in his own abilities to figure out what to do on his own. I should know better than to make such a careless mistake. ]

Standing around doesn't seem to be the solution, so I suggest we move in a methodical way until something telling appears.

[ He flicks his gaze toward the teenager. That seed must have caught on some creature before freeing itself. Did the rest of the flower's seeds remain on the stem, or have they flown off somewhere? ]

In the interest of completing the mission, perhaps I'd ought to introduce myself. My name is Sherlock Holmes.